Tazmin Brits (born 8 January 1991) is a South African athlete and cricketer. She won gold in the javelin throw at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1] She was in line to be selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, before being involved in a road accident, which left her hospitalised for two months.[2] She made her international debut for the South Africa women's cricket team in May 2018.[3]
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| Full name | Tazmin Brits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1991 Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter; occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 67) | 15 February 2024 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 87) | 26 January 2021 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 23 June 2024 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 47) | 19 May 2018 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 October 2024 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05–2021/22 | North West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–present | South Western Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | South East Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editIn April 2018, she was named in South Africa women's cricket squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series against Bangladesh.[4] Prior to the tour, she captained the South Africa Emerging Players Women's squad against Australia.[5] She made her WT20I debut for South Africa against Bangladesh Women on 19 May 2018.[6]
In February 2019, Cricket South Africa named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019.[7] In September 2019, she was named in the F van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[8][9] In July 2020, Brits was named as the CSA Women's Provincial Cricketer of the Year.[10] On 23 July 2020, Brits was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[11]
In January 2021, she was named in South Africa's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[12][13] She made her WODI debut for South Africa, against Pakistan, on 26 January 2021.[14]
In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[15] In May 2022, Cricket South Africa awarded Brits with her first central contract, ahead of the 2022–23 season.[16] In July 2022, Brits was added to South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[17] In June 2023, it was announced that she had signed to play for South East Stars in July in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[18]
She was named in the South Africa squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[19]
References
edit- ^ "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "A year later, Junior star Brits is on the road to recovery… and Rio?". Team SA. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Cup: Tazmin Brits' redemption from crushed Olympic dreams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa name Proteas women's squads for inbound Bangladesh tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "SA Women's Emerging Squad Fall To Australia In First Tri-Series Appearance". The Republic Mail. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "2nd T20I, Bangladesh Women tour of South Africa at Bloemfontein, May 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "CSA announce the 2019 Powerade Women's Academy intake". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "CSA and KFC honour 2019/20 amateur winners through unique Virtual Awards". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "CSA announce Momentum Proteas squad for Pakistan Tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Sune Luus to lead South Africa in ODIs & T20Is against Pakistan". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "3rd ODI, Durban, Jan 26 2021, Pakistan Women tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Tazmin Brits, Nonkululeko Mlaba handed maiden CSA central contracts". CricBuzz. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Proteas lose three key players for Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "South East Stars Sign South Africa Tazmin Brits". South East Stars. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "CSA Names Proteas Women Squad For Pakistan Series And T20 World Cup In UAE". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
Further reading
edit- Jolly, Laura (26 February 2023). "Olympic dreams to Newlands, Brits eyes World Cup glory". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Narayanan, Lavanya Lakshmi (9 July 2024). "IND-W vs SA-W: Putting the 'Brits' and pieces together - Cricket keeps giving Tazmin's perseverance second chances". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- Shemilt, Stephan (26 February 2023). "Women's T20 World Cup final: Tazmin Brits' redemption from crushed Olympic dreams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "From dream-shattering accident to T20 World Cup final for S.Africa's Brits". France 24. AFP. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
edit- Tazmin Brits at World Athletics
- Tazmin Brits at ESPNcricinfo
- Tazmin Brits at CricketArchive (subscription required)
